In Tier 2, there should be no mixing of households indoors apart from support bubbles, with the rule of six applying outdoors. Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced the tiers on Thursday morning, with almost the entire country ending up in the top two levels. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. However, avoid travel to or overnight stays in tier 3 areas … Residents of a tier 3 area should avoid staying overnight in another part of the UK, while people who live in a tier 1 or tier 2 area should avoid staying overnight in a very high alert level area. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates. Yes, travelling from a tier 2 “High Alert” area to a tier 1 “Medium Alert” area is permitted. Coronavirus transmission is “out of control” in Tier 2 areas and another national lockdown is needed, a scientist has warned.. Christina Pagel, a mathematician and professor of operational research at University College London, said the situation is so dire that the whole of England should be placed in Tier 4 immediately. Stats showed those living with Covid in England have risen by almost a fifth in a week. Avoid travel into tier three areas (except where necessary), Overnight stays: Permitted, with household or support bubble only, Work and business: Everyone who can work from home should do so, Education: Open all tiers. hairdressers, beauty salons and nail bars, indoor leisure, eg. Hospitality venues can only serve alcohol with substantial meals. Herefordshire's current infection rate is among the lowest in the country - but is still higher than other Tier 1 areas and similar to areas staying in Tier 2, … For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed, More areas across the UK have been told they will be put into lockdown, Priti Patel says UK 'has to be conscientious' amid calls from NHS bosses to tighten tiers. Maximum of six outdoors, Bars, pubs, restaurants: Pubs and bars must close unless operating as restaurants. Tier 1 HHZs are zones in direct proximity to communities, roads, and utility lines, and are a direct threat to public safety. The ONS said 567,300 people had the bug between December 6 and 12 — equal to one person in 95. NEW YEAR, NEW TIER: Areas across England moving to tougher Tiers. the Health Secretary also announced an even MORE infectious new South African strain has been found in the UK. Only Cornwall and Herefordshire, previously in Tier 1, will move into Tier 2. This is for areas … "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Yes, travelling from a tier 2 “High Alert” area to a tier 1 “Medium Alert” area is permitted. It says people in tier 2 … Today Tier 4 measures were introduced in the following areas: Tier 3 measures were introduced in the following areas: Tier 2 measures were introduced in the following areas: The areas join areas already put into Tier 4 on Saturday, which were: Announcing the new measures, Matt Hancock urged Brits to "not give up now" - saying "we can get through this together". Isles of Scilly; Tier 2: High alert. We will defeat it. There will be no areas in Tier 2 and the Isles of Scilly will stay in Tier 1. And Professor Chris Whitty begged people not to flee the capital, saying: "If you have packed a bag, unpack it.". International travel abroad is not advised - but won't be banned. However, you must continue to follow tier 2 rules even when in a tier 1 area. Tier 3 includes areas of “very high” risk, where coronavirus transmission rates are of the greatest concern. However, if you are part of a Tier 2 area, you … Last orders 10pm, close 11pm, Open: Retail, entertainment, accommodation, personal care, eg. Cumbria; Liverpool City Region; Warrington and Cheshire; Yorkshire. But it's not likely to cause any worse illness, or deaths, he said, and should still be affected by the vaccine. If you live in a tier 2 area, you must continue to follow tier 2 rules when you travel to a tier 1 area. Schools, universities and places of worship remain open. Here are the areas that have a higher infection rate than Maldon, but remain in Tier 2. If you’ve booked a holiday in the UK with people you don’t normally live with, you should be entitled to a postponement, refund or an alternative holiday. Grants will be available retrospectively for areas who have already been subject to restrictions and come on top of higher levels of additional business support for areas moving into Tier … Buckinghamshire. Today Tier 4 measures were introduced in the following areas: Kent. Rutland; North West. Areas in Tier 1 — where there is medium risk of the virus — will be subject to current social distancing measures, the “rule of six” and pubs can stay open until 11pm. Weddings will be banned except for extreme cases - like those who are terminally ill. Oxfordshire, Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire have been put into even tighter restrictions as a result of the mutant Covid strain - and the Health Secretary also announced an even MORE infectious new South African strain has been found in the UK. And we will reclaim our lives.". Isles of Scilly; Tier 2: High alert. Yes, though for areas where there is a higher level of infections, some additional restrictions … Boris added: "There is now hope – real hope – that we will soon be rid of this virus. The government announced a string of areas have been put into harsher Tiers from today, Boxing Day. The PM had insisted just days before that Christmas will still go ahead for families - and it would be "inhuman" to cancel it. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. For other inquiries, Contact Us. The middle tier, which is labelled “high alert”, will include both London and Liverpool. No areas are currently in Tier 2. “I know for those of you faced with tier three restrictions this will be a particularly difficult time but I want to reassure you that we’ll be supporting your areas with mass community testing and extra funding. Changes up and down the country had already seen 4.5million more people — 38million in all — wake up to Tier 3 restrictions last week. Surrey (excluding Waverley) The boroughs of Gosport, Havant, Portsmouth, Rother and Hastings. Wales and Northern Ireland have already announced a post-festive shutdown. Areas placed in tier three will be offered support from NHS Test and Trace and the Armed Forces to deliver a six-week rapid community testing programme, making use of rapid lateral flow tests which give results within an hour. Anyone travelling from a Tier 2 area will have to follow the same rules as the area they come from, including a ban on household mixing. Areas in Tier Two - where there is a high risk of coronavirus - are banned from mixing with other households indoors, including in pubs. But they will get access to new rapid-result tests for everyone which gives tests in under an hour, a strategy which has seen Liverpool's cases drop drastically. The draconian moves come in response to a new Covid strain, which was identified in the South East back in September, which is now spreading throughout Britain and becoming the dominant strain. Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Milton Keynes, Luton, Peterborough, Essex (excluding Colchester, Uttlesford and Tendring), Isle of Wight (moving to Tier 2 from Saturday 26 December), Cornwall (moving to Tier 2 from Saturday 26 December), Herefordshire (moving to Tier 2 from Saturday 26 December), Cambridgeshire (moving to Tier 4 from Saturday 26 December), The following local authorities in Essex (Colchester, Tendring and Uttlesford) (moving to Tier 4 from Saturday 26 December), Norfolk (moving to Tier 4 from Saturday 26 December), Suffolk (moving to Tier 4 from Saturday 26 December), Northamptonshire (moving to Tier 3 from Saturday 26 December), Warrington and Cheshire (moving to Tier 3 from Saturday 26 December), West Sussex, East Sussex (except Hastings and Rother) and Brighton and Hove (all moving to Tier 4 from Saturday 26 December), Oxfordshire (moving to Tier 4 from Saturday 26 December), Waverley (moving to Tier 4 from Saturday 26 December), Southampton and Hampshire (all local authorities except Gosport, Havant and Portsmouth), From Saturday 26 December, all Hampshire local authorities currently in Tier 2 will move to Tier 4, with the exception of the New Forest which will move to Tier 3, From Saturday 26 December, Southampton will move to Tier 4, Bristol (moving to Tier 3 from Saturday 26 December), North Somerset (moving to Tier 3 from Saturday 26 December), Somerset (South Somerset, Somerset West and Taunton, Mendip and Sedgemoor) (moving to Tier 3 from Saturday 26 December), Dorset, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Gloucestershire (Cheltenham, Cotswold, Forest of Dean, Gloucester, Stroud and Tewkesbury) (moving to Tier 3 from Saturday 26 December), Wiltshire and Swindon (Swindon moving to Tier 3 from Saturday 26 December), North East Combined Authority (this area includes the local authorities of County Durham, Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland), North of Tyne Combined Authority (this area includes the local authorities of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland), Tees Valley Combined Authority (this area includes the local authorities of Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, and Stockton-on-Tees), Lancashire, Blackburn with Darwen, and Blackpool, Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton, South Yorkshire (Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotheram, Sheffield), West Yorkshire (Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, Wakefield), All 32 London boroughs plus City of London, Berkshire (Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, Wokingham, Windsor and Maidenhead and West Berkshire), Essex (excluding Tendring, Uttlesford and Colchester), Central Bedfordshire, Bedford, Milton Keynes, Luton. 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